Being a plus sized person and having had three children since 1999, owner Melissa Cummings-Keith has experienced the lack of availability of plus sized maternity and nursing clothing and has vowed to fill the gap.

The current mainstream maternity market focuses only on women up to a size 14 or 16. With as many as 40-50% of women wearing a size 16 or larger, the plus sized market is one that has been to this point largely ignored. Ample Mama Maternity is making attractive, properly fitting, elegant plus sized maternity clothes readily available to Canadians. There is also a lack of plus sized nursing clothing, bras and accessories for Canadian women. Look no further.

Pregnancy is often the only time in a large woman’s life when she loves her body and doesn’t feel as if she has to hide her belly. She deserves clothing that is designed to fit her shape properly while making room for her growing belly. The confidence that comes with looking great will help her enjoy and showcase her pregnancy.

Currently, the plus sized woman is expected to make due with regular plus sized clothing in larger sizes. The result is looking as if she has just gained weight in tops that don’t fit properly at the shoulders and pants that are too baggy. Who wants that? Many plus sized pregnant women miss out on some of the attention and excitement of being pregnant simply because people don’t realize she’s expecting because she’s wearing clothing not designed for her pregnant body.

There is also a need for properly fitting plus sized nursing clothing, in particular large size bras. Many women give up on nursing in the first days of their baby’s life and one reason is because of mastitis, a painful blockage of the milk duct which can be caused by a tight fitting bra. Large size, well supporting nursing bras are extremely difficult to find and Ample Mama Maternity has located one of the best, the Bravado Supreme Nursing Bra which is designed for the fuller breasted woman. Other items not currently available in Canada in plus sizes include nursing tops for discreet nursing in public or while company visits and nursing sleepwear. Ample Mama Maternity is the only source in Canada for these items in a size up to 3X.

Ample Mama Maternity is in the unique position of offering all of these products as well as a plus sized baby carrier by Sutemi Gear at one stop to the entire plus sized population of Canada. Remember, when buying from a Canadian website: no exchange, no duty, reduced shipping costs, shorter shipping times and the profits stay in Canada.

One of our focuses at Ample Mama Maternity is to obtain as much inventory from Canadian suppliers as possible. You’ll see browsing our website that the majority of our maternity items are manufactured in Canada, a fact of which we are very proud. Bravado nursing bras are also Canadian made and manufactured.

Please feel free to browse the site and experience our selection, which is second to none. If you are looking for a particular item and do not see it, please click on our customer service page and contact us at suggestions@amplemama.ca to make a request. You are likely not the only person looking for that item and we at Ample Mama Maternity will do our best to help.